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NHTSA Update: Connected Vehicles V2V Communications
for Safety
Alrik L. Svenson National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
Transportation Research Board Meeting Washington, D.C. January 12, 2015
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V2V Overview Wireless exchange of anonymous safety relevant data (precise
location1, heading, speed2) between nearby vehicles.
Uses DSRC (5.9 GHz) to sense threats with a 360 degree “view” to issue driver warnings.
In some cases, the driver is not able to see the potential threat. Each vehicle communicates with
other vehicles to support a new generation of safety applications.
Can supplement existing sensing technology (radar, camera)
Provides a building block for automation
1) Relative position accuracy of about 1.5 m. Represents “lane level” accuracy. 2) Also called basic safety message, or BSM
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In-Vehicle Components of a V2V System
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U.S. DOT V2V Research Activities/Milestones ITS Joint Program Office (JPO) - The JPO has been coordinating
intelligent vehicle safety research with NHTSA since 1998. 2009 NHTSA V2V Research Plan - Included identifying the crash
problem, interoperability needs, application testing; driver acceptance, and estimation of V2V benefits. Safety Pilot Driver Clinics - Conducted across the U.S. on controlled
test track environments to understand driver acceptance of the V2V safety technology on light and heavy vehicles. Safety Pilot Model Deployment – 2,800 V2V equipped vehicles
operated by regular drivers in Ann Arbor, MI to collected data on V2V crash avoidance warnings in support of benefit estimation. NHTSA’s Light Vehicle V2V Agency Decision – February, 2014:
Culmination of NHTSA V2V Research Plan. NHTSA V2V Readiness Report – Comprehensive presentation of
NHTSA research on V2V technology, testing, and implementation considerations. Released to public August, 2014 Request for Information (RFI) for security system published on October
15, 2014
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Technical Practicability— Issues Addressed in V2V Readiness Report
Technological Readiness
Hardware
Vehicle Base
Non-Vehicle Based
Security
Software
DSRC
Safety Applications
Interoperability
Communications Message Sets Standards 5.9 GHz spectrum
Performance Measures
System Limitations
GPS Availability
Relative Position
Message Congestion
Device Installation
Device Updates
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V2V Warning Scenarios
V2V communications technology can address approximately 2.5 M annual light and heavy vehicle crashes. Key types of crashes addressed by V2V
include: □ Rear-end and head-on □ Intersection related □ Turning across path (left hand turns) □ Lane change related (blind spot warning)
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15 V2I or Single-Vehicle Pre-Crash Scenarios
31% of all HT Crashes 29% of Unimpaired HT Crashes
Not Used
5 V2V Pre-Crash Scenarios
11% of all HT CrashesNot Used
2 - Control Loss1 - Backing1 - Parking1 - Other
* Note that the numbers preceding the pre-crash scenarios refer to the total number of scenarios
37 Pre-Crash Scenarios
22 V2V Pre-Crash Scenarios266,000 HT Crashes
(69% of All HT Crashes, 71% of Unimpaired HT Crashes)
17 Target V2V Pre-Crash Scenarios 224,000 HT Crashes
(58% of All, 60% of Unimpaired)
5 - Rear-End
3 - Lane Change 2 - Opposite Direction1 - LTAP/OD (combined)1 - Junction Crossing
All Heavy-Truck (HT) Crashes (384,000) Unimpaired HT Crashes (375,000)
2 - Opposite Direction3 - Junction Crossing 2 - LTAP/OD (controlled & non-controlled junctions)2 - Traffic Control Device Violation (Best addressed by V2I safety applications)
10 Priority Pre-Crash Scenarios
201,000 HT Crashes(52% of All, 54% of Unimpaired)
3 - Rear-End
3 - Lane Change
Safety Need Heavy Vehicles (HV)
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Heavy Vehicle Crash Scenario Analysis
Volpe Report Now Available: Heavy Truck Pre-Crash Scenarios For Safety Applications Based on Vehicle-to-Vehicle Communications □ DOT HS 812 023, June 2014
Available for download at: http://www.nhtsa.gov/Research/Crash+Avoidance/Office+of+Crash+Avoidance+Research+Technical+Publications
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Challenge - Need for Security
Trust Message Validity
Defense Against Attacks
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Proposed V2V Security System • Variation of common/mature machine-to-machine Public Key
Infrastructure (PKI) • Approved system participants granted a bundle of trusted, encrypted
certificates by central authority – an entity managed outside government • Devices receive certificate
updates and “do not trust” or certificate revocation lists from central authority.
• Devices exchange trusted basic safety messages (BSMs) by attaching certificates to each message.
• Device-to-device messages contain no personally identifiable information (PII)
• Devices report observed anomalous conditions in BSMs (or “misbehavior”)
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Plan for Maturing and Implementing an SCMS
Early, limited functionality, version tested in Safety Pilot (Complete)
Finalize Design (Complete)
Build and Test a Prototype □ In process: led by CAMP with support from telecommunication industry
partners. □ End-to-End testing to be completed by late 2015
Operate a fully functional SCMS to service Connected Vehicle Pilot environments being established by USDOT.
Issued a Request for Interest to build/operate an SCMS □ Over 20 responses from variety of auto, telecom and IT industry
stakeholders and suppliers.
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Key Cost Elements Vehicle equipment □ DSRC radio(s) □ GPS □ Operating system □ Antennas and wiring
Security system □ Capital (IT equipment; facilities; land; etc.) □ Operating (labor, rents, utilities, etc.)
Communications □ Between SCMS and vehicles □ DSRC, cellular, or other (baseline costs to be
estimated on DSRC network)
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Safety Benefits Estimation
Safety Benefits
Crash Data Pre-Crash Scenarios
Field Data Driving
Conflicts Modeling
Crash Probability
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Primary Data Sources For Benefits Estimation Heavy Truck - Driver Acceptance Clinics □ Experience of approximately 100 truck drivers using V2V in
realistic driving scenarios in a closed course environment Safety Pilot - Model Deployment □ Data from 19 equipped V2V trucks driven by participating fleets in
an 18-month naturalistic field study Heavy Truck V2V Performance Testing □ VRTC test track evaluation of heavy truck V2V systems National Advanced Driving Simulator Heavy Truck V2V Study □ Simulator study to measure truck drivers’ reactions to V2V
warnings in crash imminent driving scenarios IVBSS □ Field data on truck driver’s reaction to safety warnings
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Research on General V2V Issues
Additional research continues through 2015 □ Specifications and objective test procedures for
mandatory DSRC devices □ Finalize security system design and end-to-end testing □ Mitigating communications congestion □ Detailed privacy risk assessment and security review □ Public Acceptance Research □ Performance metrics for safety applications Spectrum: to share or not to share? Security system: who will operate?
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Heavy Vehicle Specific V2V Research
Basic Safety Message for Truck Trailers □ Develop changes to the BSM to accommodate
articulated trailers □ Demonstrate this fall on prototype tractor-trailer and
submit to SAE technical committees for standards review
Objective test procedures for heavy vehicle applications for V2V systems Complete safety benefits for heavy vehicles □ Estimates of crash, fatality, and injury reductions □ System costs
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Current BSM reflects only single-bodied vehicle Special considerations for articulated
vehicles in BSM Need more accurate vehicle position
and vehicle type information for trailers On a straight path, a single, simple
BSM adequately describes the vehicle On a highway curve or ramp at low to
moderate speed, the trailer tracks inside the tractor
Recommendations for SAE J2735 and J2945 committees to update standards
Basic Safety Message (BSM) for Articulated Vehicles
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ANPRM on Light Vehicle V2V Communications
NHTSA released an Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (ANPRM) in August 2014
□ Require V2V communication capability for light vehicles (passenger cars and light truck vehicles (LTVs))
□ Create minimum performance requirements for V2V devices and messages for new vehicles in a future year.
ANPRM will Includes an analysis of research findings in a report: Vehicle-to-Vehicle Communications: Readiness of V2V Technology for Application
□ Technical feasibility
□ Privacy and security
□ Preliminary estimates on costs and safety benefits.
http://www.safercar.gov/ConnectedVehicles/index.html
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Next Steps Continue research on heavy vehicle specific V2V
issues Prepare heavy vehicle decision document Announce NHTSA Heavy Vehicle V2V Decision by
early 2015 Issue a request for expressions of interest in
establishing and running the security system Complete research for proposed LV rule Draft NPRM for LV in 2016
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Contact Information
Alrik L. Svenson Research Engineer / Program Manager (202) 366-0436 [email protected]
For more information on the U.S. DOT Connected Vehicles Program, visit the websites: http://www.safercar.gov/ConnectedVehicles/index.html